Gettysburg Dime Museum Part 2 – The People The Gettysburg Dime Museum 224 Baltimore Street Gettysburg, Pennsylvania If you missed my first post about The Gettysburg Dime Museum, click here to catch up. In Part 2, we’ll take a look at some of the “people” of the Dime...

The Gettysburg Dime Museum 224 Baltimore Street Gettysburg, Pennsylvania The Gettysburg Dime Museum isn’t palatial, but it is truly chock full of the best collection of oddities, gaffs, sideshow memorabilia, and curiosities that I’ve ever seen. Exhibits include a genuine shrunken...

Gettysburg Women’s Memorial Evergreen Cemetery 799 Baltimore Street Gettysburg, Pennsylvania I’ve been to Gettysburg dozens of times, but somehow I missed featuring the Gettysburg Women’s Memorial. It was sculpted by Ron Tunison and dedicated in 2002. To find the Elizabeth...

The Camp David Museum Cozy Restaurant & Inn Closed & Demolished 105 Frederick Road Thurmont, Maryland I originally took these photos in 2011 when Cozy was still alive and kicking. About 30 minutes prior to my arrival – the roll-bag on my motorcycle flew open while riding down...

Getting the Job Done Exhibition through April 23, 2018 AACA Museum 161 Museum Drive Hershey, Pennsylvania The Getting the Job Done – Vehicles That Earned Their Keep exhibit focuses on some creative, practical, and fabulous vehicles designed for business pursuits. Below are some of my...

AACA Museum 161 Museum Drive Hershey, Pennsylvania I have posted a number of vehicles from the AACA here over the years. With ever-changing featured exhibits and permanent museum vehicles that are often rotated between display & storage … there are new things to see each time you...

Hagerstown Cultural Trail Mural West Baltimore Street Hagerstown, Maryland I was recently in Hagerstown, Maryland and found this “wonder” completely by happenstance. Aptly named The Mural of Unusual Size, these former industrial buildings are the canvas for a giant and splashy...

Sayford Market Mural 1307 North 3rd Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg has a great many new murals, thanks in part to the Sprocket Mural Works’ Harrisburg Mural Festival last September. There are also some great new murals popping-up by artists who weren’t part of the...

Earthoid Water Tower Observation Drive Montgomery College Germantown Campus Germantown, Maryland On my recent quick visit to Rockville, I accidentally found The Museum of Obsolete Technology. I did visit a “wonder” deliberately that day that has been on my to-do list for awhile,...

Museum of Obsolete Technology Wagging Tails Thrift Store 1300 East Gude Drive Rockville, Maryland I was in Rockville last Friday for a meeting. As it happened, I accidentally found a “wonder” when I got frustrated with traffic and decided to reroute my trip home. I turned around...

A RoadsideWonders Book Review: Less Beaten Paths of America: Unique Town Names (Volume 1) by David Kravetz I have had a fascination with odd, weird, colorful, and tacky roadside establishments since childhood. I used to stare wistfully through the backseat window at every oddly-shaped ice...

Glen Rock Carolers Memorial 59 Water Street Glen Rock, Pennsylvania When I recently visited the fabulous Ruins Park, I also discovered the bronze sculpture of the original Glen Rock Carolers. What a great tribute to a tradition that dates back to 1848! Every Christmas Eve at midnight the...

The Mt Wolf Theatre 98 South 6th Street Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania I took these photos in 2012, but they were part of a trove that were lost in a hard-drive crash until I was recently able to recover a viable back-up. The Mt Wolf is the only theater that I’ve visited in Streamline Moderne...

National Christmas Center 3427 Lincoln Highway Paradise, Pennsylvania Now Closed. Future Undetermined. I normally would have posted this a little closer to Christmas but I don’t want anyone to miss out on the opportunity to visit the National Christmas Center in Lancaster County. It...

The Red Caboose Motel 312 Paradise Lane Ronks, Pennsylvania *neither this post (nor my stay) were not sponsored in any way. If you want a unique getaway with friends, a fun experience for your family … or even a romantic weekend, this “wonder” ticks all of the boxes and then...

Seigman & Wherley’s Sign Glen Rock Mill Inn 50 Water Street Glen Rock, Pennsylvania I am not alone in my affection for “ghost signs”, particularly among travel bloggers. The remnants of faded hand-painted advertising (for often extinct businesses and products) are a...

Ruins Park 30 Enterprise Street Glen Rock, Pennsylvania Your opinion of this “wonder” may depend on  your personal esthetic. This is definitely my favorite find during 2017 and possibly my favorite in years! I was driving home from a meeting in Baltimore last week and I still had...

Utz Factory Outlet 861 Carlisle Street Hanover, Pennsylvania On the roof above one of the first of the Utz Potato Chip facilities, is one of my favorite neon signs. Initial construction here was in the late 1940s/early 1950s; but it has been expanded over the decades and definitely has a...

1960’s Era McDonald’s Sign (removed in 2016) 1755 Columbia Avenue Lancaster, Pennsylvania I was riding around in Lancaster today with no particular destination in mind. When I passed the McDonald’s on Columbia Avenue, I did a double-take. The old Sixties Era Single Arch...

Campus Theatre 413 Market Street Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Another gem from my backlog of “temporarily lost” wonders! The oh-so-beautiful vintage loveliness that is the Campus Theatre in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. This was a rare sunny moment on the day that I attempted to attend the...

Chief Woapalawnee (at his former location) Brandon Park Williamsport, Pennsylvaniaa I visited Chief Woapalawnee a few years ago but I didn’t post about it immediately and he got lost in the shuffle. In the intervening time, the Chief was removed from his longtime location in...

Ecto-1B Ghostbusters Tribute Vehicle at USS Susquehannock Sci-Fi Day 2nd & Charles Bookstore Harrisburg, Pennsylvania I’ve been engaging in a purge of all of the dvds that have somehow accumulated in the house. I rarely ever bought a new copy; but we used to buy them on the sale...

Rooster Barn Bridge Valley Road Columbia, Pennsylvania – Wendyvee If you’re out scouting for “wonders”, it’s fortuitous when you can find two of them that are in very close proximity! I originally set my course to find an amazing rooster mural. I’d happened...

English Brothers Beverage 62 Hershey Road Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Another great mural by artist Wayne Fettro. Mr. Fettro’s work is featured throughout Pennsylvania (many of my favorites are along the Lincoln Highway). This, however, is one of several in and around Lancaster County. ...